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(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 1.

A O. SLENTZ.

GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

No. 388,793. Patented Aug. 28, 1888,

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ATTORNEY WITNESSES:

(No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 2. A. O. SLENTZ.

GRAIN BINDING HARVBSTER.

Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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A. O. SLENTZ.

GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER.

No. 388,793. Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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Patented Aug. 28, 1888.

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.ALBURTIOE O. SLEXTZ, OF CANTON,

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OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE PEERLESS REAPER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

GRAlN-BlNDiNG HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,793, dated August 28, 1888.

Serial No. 214,956. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Ze it known that I, Annnn'rron O. SLEN'TZ, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Canton, county ofStark, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grainl-Binding Harvesters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in grainbinding harvesters; and it consists in providing means by which the binder may be rotated about the binder and packer actuating shaft, for the purpose of raising the binder to pass obstructions during the progressive movement of the machine in the field, and to fold up the binder parts to shorten the width of the machine for convenience in transportation.

My invention also relates to the detail and combination of parts, as hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

As my invention is applicable to many of the well-known forms of grain-binding harvesters now in use, I will proceed to describe my improvements, referring only to the harvester parts as conjunctional thereto.

Figure 1 is an isometrical view of a grainbinder embodying my improvements and a fragment of a harvester from the right-hand front, showing the binder folded up. Fig. 2 is an isonietrical view from same point, showing the binder in normal position with some parts removed to show more clearly the parts to which I wish to call especial attention. Fig. 3 is an isomctrical view comprising the binder-actnating-shaft journal-box and the parts forming the hinges by which the binder is held in position, and by which it may be raised up and folded. The parts in this view are enlarged for the purpose of elucidation, and will be hereinafter lettered and explained. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the bracket for supporting gearing which operates in the adjustment of the binder. Fig. 5 is a view of the supporting-hinge for grain-adjuster. Fig. 5% isa view ofa supportinghingc for the board S. Fig. 6 shows detail views of the crank, latch, and pins for securing the crank and gears inthc bracket. Fig. 7 shows the gears,

and Fig. 8 the pulley on the same spindle with the large gear.

Similar letters of reference will indicate corresponding parts in all of the drawings here unto attached.

A represents the front bottom framepicce of a harvester-frame, B and G, the end crosspieces; a a, the frame-braces, to which are attached the brackets a, in which rests the binder supporting beam (1. Said beam is passed through the aperture a" in the arm a of the hinge-piece E. The foot a of this part of the hinge-piece rests, when the binder is folded, on a slide or rib on the framcpiece B; but when the binder is down, with the bar a" resting on the rollers a in standards a", the feet a? will be raised a short distance off the slide. This is caused by the weight of the binder hanging outside of the roller, the point of support, so that when the binder is in that position it may be more easily moved forward and back to adjust it to the length of the cut grain. Hingepieces E and F are adapted one to the other, as shown by the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, the flange (l of piece F resting in the groove (1 in piece E, and the flange (1 of piece E resting in the grooved of piece F, and when so placed together the journal-box G is placed in the perforations d, the lug d resting in the notch d in piece E, thus foriningacentor-pin or pivoted point about which the hingepiece F, with the binder -frame H attached thereto, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, may be raised up for the purpose of passing obstructions, or may be folded up against or upon the harvester to shorten the width of it for convenience in transportation from field to field or through narrow highways.

The binder and packer actuating shaft K is passed through the journal-boxes G, in which it may be rotated to give motion to the binder parts, which may be of any of the forms generally known as the Appleby, or any of the modifications thereof, which is so well known that it will require no explanation at this time. A. portion of said shaft K is or may be square,and on said portion is placed a sprock ct-wheel, L, a chain, J, connecting it with sprocket M on shaft N.

It may be noticed in this connection that the raising up or folding of the binder parts will in no way interfere with the rotation of this shaft or other movement of parts of the barvcster or binder; neither is it necessary for the purpose of raising up or folding the binder parts to disconnect or remove any of the parts thereof.

A wire cord, (1 is attached to the binderframe H, as shown, and passed over'a roller, d ,to spool cl",about which it may be wound by the use of the handle-crank O, which has a geared connection with the spool d. There is also provided in connection with this said crank O a locking-bolt, l1, and a notch or notches, h, in which the end of said bolt may rest for the purpose of sustaining the binder when raised up (by winding the cord on the spool) at any given height within the limits of movement. The gear-wheels g g are supported by frame and pins 9 g to which the crank O and spool d are attached, as shown, Fig. 1. To allow of this raising and folding movement, hereinbefore mentioned, the binderdeck is composed of two sections, 1? and Q.

Section Q is rigidly connected to the lower part, h, of the binder-frame H, and may be rotated about the actuating-shaft K with the binder-frame for the purpose of raising the binder, as hereinbefore stated. Section P is supported by cross-bar h, which is connected to and supported by the elevator-frame D through loop h". The bar h, on which the upper edge of the section P is loosely mounted and adapted to slide longitudinally, may have a yielding or a pivoted connection with the elevator-frame D, that will allow it to rock or rotate with the deck-section P as its lower end is raised or lowered by the movement of section Q; or the deck-section P may have ahinged connection about the bar h. The two sections P and Q are connected by grasping-fingers h connected with section 1? at each end thereof and reaching down and under section Q, as shown in Fig. 1. These fingers are so connected as to allow section Q to slide through between the finger and the lower edge of section P. Section Q is so grasped by the finger hiattached to section P, that the said section 1? may be moved forward and back on the supporting-bar h as the binder is so moved.

To adapt the grain-butter or grain-adj uster R to rise and fall with the binder-deck as the binder may be raised to pass obstructions during the progressive movements of the machine, a hinged support, T, is provided with a pivoted connection, h, with the main frame, the axis of which is at right'angle with the vertical hinge h, by which the adjuster is connected to the hinge piece or support T. The said hinge-piece is also provided with a slot, h, circular about its pivotal connection with the harvester-frame, through which a thimble and bolt may be passed to hold the parts in proper working position, and by which the vertical movement of the adjuster may be limited.

The operation is as follows: If it becomes necessary during the progressive movement of the machine while operating it in the field to raise the binder, it may be done by the operator turning the crank 0 without leaving his seat, winding up the cord, and thereby raising the binder, as desired, and in which position it may be lockedby the locking-bolt h without interrupting the operation of the machine and be lowered by a reverse movement.

To fold the binderup to pass a tree or other obstruction,or for transportation on the highway, the grain butter or adjuster may be moved out off from the binder-deck and the binder raised or folded up against the harvester, as hereinbefore stated.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination, with the harvester-frame, of a bindersupporting frame having a hingeconnection with the harvester-frame about the binder and packer actuating shaft, a binder-deck, one part of which is connected with the harvesterframe and another part with the binder-frame, the parts being so connected together as to be held in operative position while the binderframe is being folded, and means for raising and lowering the binder-deck during the progressive movement of the machine, whereby the binder maybe raised to pass obstructions or folded over upon the machine, substantially as set forth.

2. In a grain-binding harvester, the combi nation, with a binder-frame pivotally secured to the harvester about the binder and packer actuating shaft, and a binder-deck, one part of which is connected with the harvester-frame and another part with the binder-frame, the

parts being so connected as to be held in operative position while the binder-frame is being folded, of gearing connecting the binder and packer actuating shaft with a drive-shaft, and a lifting device leading from the binderfra'me to a point within reach of the operator, by which the binder-frame may be moved bodily about the binder and packer actuating shaft as an axis without throwing the gearing out of operative adjustment, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, in a grain-binding harvester, of a binder-supporting frame having a hinge-connection with the harvester about the binder and packer actuating shaft,a binderdeck, one part of which is connected with the harvester-frame and another part with the binder-frame, the parts being so connected together as to be held in operative position while the binder-frame is being folded, a crank having a spring-actuated clutch and a lifting-connection between the binder-supporting frame and the crank,whereby the operator may raise the binder without disconnecting the shaft from its driver to pass over obstructions during the progressive movement of the machine or fold the binder over upon the machine and sustain it in said position for convenience in operating and transporting it, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with a grain-binding harvester, of a hinder-supporting frame hav ing a hinge-connection with the harvester about the binder and packer actuating shaft, hiruler-supporting standards, a hinder-deck, one part of which is connected with harvesterframe and another part with the binder-frame, the parts being so connected together as to be held in operative position while the binderframe is being folded, and means by which the operator may raise the binder from the standards and lower it onto the standards, substantially as set forth.

5. In a grain-binding harvester, the combi' nation,with a binder adapted to be raised up and folded upon the machine, of a grain-deck composed of an upper and lower section having a yielding and sliding connection at the point of engagement and a cross-bar supported on ihe harvester-frame, upon which the upper section is loosely mounted and adapted to rock and slide longitudinally, substantially as set forth.

6. In a grain-binding harvester, a grain-adjuster provided with a hinge consisting of a bracket having perforations to receive a bolt,

on which tire adjuster turns, and also having a tailpiece provided with a slot in the are of a circle adapted to receive loosely a bolt at right angles to the hingeholt for the purpose of a1- lowing the movement of the adjuster in two directions, as set forth.

7. In a grain-binding harvester, agrain-adjuster having a vertical hinge, h, a horizontal hinge, It, and a circular slot, h substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

8. 111 a grainbinding-harvester, the combination of the hinge-pieces E and F, the former provided with the groove (1 and flange dfland the latter with the groove (Z and flange (2, adapted to engage the flange d and groove (2 of the piece E, respectively, and the sleeve G, as a hinge and a support for the actuating-shaft and the binder, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of September, A. D. 1886.

ALBURTICE O. SLENTZ.

Vitnesses:

CHAS. R. MILLER, V. K. MILLER. 

